Candy-starching device.



E. G. BREMER. CANDY STARCHING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 14, 1914.

l, 1 8 l ,208 Patented May 2, 1916.

hrnlnlllplalamanunpn @NTTE EMIL G. BRElVIER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

CANDY-STARCHING- DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, 1916.

Application filed April 14, 1914. Serial No. 831,842.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL G. BREMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Candy-StarchingDevices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to candy starching devices and particularly toautomatic starchers adapted to be attached to the depositor of a candymachine and driven thereby.

The object of my invention is to provide a candy starcher which willstarch the candy after it has been deposited in the casts and ready toset, automatically and besides more uniformly than it can be done byhand.

Another object of my invention is to produce a candy starcherautomatically operated, which is simple in construction, economical tomanufacture, and one which will accomplish the starching of the candywithout wasting the starch and still spread the starch more uniformlyover the entire cast of candy.

My invention consists in providing a hopper to carry a proper supply ofstarch which can be hung or supported on the depositor of the castingmachine and providing same with a rotating agitator near the outletthereof, then placing a swinging wire mesh sifter under the hopper andin which the starch is deposited, said swinging sifter beingoperated bymeans of a suitable cam or engaging connection with said shaft of theagitator, the said shaft of the agitator being driven from the mainshaft or driving mechanism of the casting machine, and means foradjusting and regulating the output of starch from the starch hopper.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings which serve to illustrate myinvention and which show a preferred construction, Figure 1 is a sideelevation of my device shown mounted on the depositor of the castingmachine. Fig. 2 is a front elevation view partly in section. Fig. 3 is across section taken through the lower portion of my device and showingthe regulating mechanism. Fig. 4 is a' separate detail view of thescreen or sifter employed in my invention. Fig. 5 is a fragment of alongitudinal section taken through the hopper of my device showing theopening through which the starch is deposited. Fig. 6 is a detailperspective of a portion of the regulating slide or gate employed toregulate the flow of starch through the outlet opening of the hopper.

Referring to the drawings more in detail, 1 illustrates the depositor ofa casting machine for casting candy, and 2 represents a' cast which willbe presumed to have passed under the depositor on the tracks 3 and tohave been filled with the proper amount of candy. Now to prevent thecandy from sticking together, due as a rule to dampness, it is necessaryto sprinkle or spread starch over the candy which counteracts thetendency of the candy to stick.

The depositor is operated by means of pumps which is a well knownoperation and which it is not considered necessary to describe orillustrate in this application, but, however, the shaft 4 carrying theagitators 5 of the hopper 6, is driven by the said mechanism by means ofa belt 7 or otherwise, connected to the pulley 8.

The hopper 6 is preferably lined with a sheet metal material to preventas much as possible the starch from adhering to the sides of the hopper,and becoming lumpy. The mouth or outlet 9 is provided in the bottom ofthe hopper and is adjusted by means of the sliding gate or plate 10which operates in a suitable slot 11 in the side of the hopper. Thisslide or gate 10 has a flange or turned down portion 12 at the inneredge which has suitable holes therein through which rods 13 pass. Theslide 10 operates on these rods or pins which pins are fastened to aturned down flange 14 on the lining 15 on the opposite side from theslide 10 and which are also fastened preferably in the side or bottom ofthe hopper. The slide 10 is preferably provided with extending arms 16at the outer side or edge thereof which extensions are fastened to crankarms 17 on a handle-shaft 18 mounted in brackets 19 on the hopper. Thusas the handle is rotated the slide 10 is drawn away from or drawn to theflange lt, whichever is desired, to regulate the opening 9.

An agitator 5 having a series of projecting contact fingers or stirringmembers thereon, is provided and consists of the shaft 4 having the saidstirring fingers 20 thereon inside of the hopper. has its hearings inthe sides of the hopper 6 and has the pulley 8 mounted thereon at itsouter end. Adjacent the pulley 1 provide a cam or eccentric 23 whichrotates with the shaft 4 and is tightly mounted thereon, and I alsoprovide one of these cams at the other end of the shaft l. Mounted bymeans of the pivot 21 on the outside of the hopper and at each endthereof I provide swinging brackets 25 which straddle the cams 23 andcarry a sifter 22 at their lower ends. This sifter may be constructed inany suitable manner preferably having a wire mesh screen 2-1 at thebottom thereof to allow the starch to sift therethrough. The swingingbrackets 25 have engaging rollers 26 mounted thereon which are adaptedto be engaged by the cams 23 as they are being rotated, therebyimparting a swinging motion to the brackets 25 and thereby shaking thestarch through the screen or sifter 22.

In sifting starch a swinging motion isnot sufficient in itself toproperly shake the starch because starch adheres readily and must beshaken vigorously before it will reach its proper powdered state forshaking on the candy. F or this reason the cam must be so shaped as toallow the brackets 25 to be rocked vigorously preferably with a bump atthe limit of each stroke, thereby agitating the starch and causing thestarch to fall more rapidly.

The hopper is supported or hung from the depositor of the machine forcasting the candy by means of the arms 29 at the top of the hopper andby means of corresponding arms 27 at the bottom thereof. The arms 29 areprovided with hook portions 28 and hook over the top of the depositor 1,while the arms 27 are fastened to the depositor at the bottom in anysuitable manner.

The operation of the depositor is well known and the casts 2 areconstantly being carried under same after which the starch.

is sprinkled over the casts of candy. It is believed that the sprinklingof the starch done in this manner, that is automatically, will bettercover the candy and save a great deal of time and labor as well asexpense, inasmuch as the device will not waste any starch, which is sooften the case when it is done by hand.

Certain modifications of my invention may be made Without departing fromits spirit and scope and I do not wish to be confined to the exactdetails shown.

VJhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination in a machine for starching candy, of a hopper, arotatable The shaft 4:

agitator shaft in said hopper, disks rotatable with said shaft, saiddisks having irregular peripheries, swinging brackets on said hopperadapted to straddle said disks and be engaged by the periphery of saiddisks when the agitator shaft is rotated, a sifting screen mounted onsaid brackets and under said hopper and a plurality of rollers 011 saidbrackets at the points of contact with said disks, whereby the saidscreen is jarred and swung.

2. The combination in a machine for starching candy, of a hopper havingan outlet opening, a sifting screen under said hopper, brackets mountedon said hopper and attached to said screen, an agitator shaft in saidhopper, disks thereon, said disks having an irregular periphery, saidbrackets so constructed as to be engaged by the irregular periphery ofsaid disks, whereby said screen is swung on said brackets when theagitator shaft is rotated and jarred by the irregular surfaces of saiddisks contacting with said brackets.

3. The combination in a machine for sifting powdered material, of ahopper, a rotatable agitator shaft in said hopper, swinging brackets onsaid hopper, a sifting screen mounted on said brackets, disks having aplurality of contact points thereon, and mounted on said shaft in aposition to engage said brackets to swing and jar same, and means forregulating the discharge of the contents of said hopper into saidsifting screen.

4. The combination in a machine for sifting powdered material, a hopper,a sifting screen, a rotating shaft in said hopper, agitators on saidshaft, swinging brackets on said hopper, disks on said shaft androtatable therewith, having a plurality of contacting points thereon forengaging said brackets whereby saidscreen is swung and jarred with therotation of said shaft, with means for regulating the discharge of' thecontents of said hopper into said screen.

5. The combination in a machine for sift ing fine material, a hopper,swinging brackets on said hopper, a sifting screen on said brackets, ashaft, an agitator on said shaft, disks on the ends of said shaft havinga plurality of contact points, rollers on said brackets for engagementwith said contact points on said disks, with means for regulating thedischarge of the contents of the hopper into said screen.

6. The combination in a machine for starching candy, a hopper having alongitudinal outlet opening at the bottom thereof, means for regulatingthe size of said opening, a sifting screen under said hopper, bracketsmounted on each end of said screen adapted to carry the entire screentherewith, said brackets pivoted to the sides of said hopper and adaptedto straddle a rotatable brackets for sifting and shaking the con disglhaving; anti irregiularbsurface, rgligrs in tents of said hoppertherethrough.

sai raczet a apte to e engage y t e irregular surface on said disk whenit is EMIL BREMER' 5 rotated an agitator in said hopper, said Witnesses:

disk rotatable therewith, whereby said GEORGE S. BAILY,

screen is swung and jarred with the said OLIVER W. SHARMAN.

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Washington, D. G."

